³ So at the Lord’s command Moses sent them out from the Desert of Paran. All of them were leaders of the Israelites.^(A)

Report on the Exploration

²⁶ They came back to Moses and Aaron and the whole Israelite community at Kadesh^(A) in the Desert of Paran.^(B) There they reported to them^(C) and to the whole assembly and showed them the fruit of the land.^(D)

²² Then all of you came to me and said, “Let us send men ahead to spy^(A) out the land^(B) for us and bring back a report about the route we are to take and the towns we will come to.”